Published the 11/07/2024
A French milestone in decarbonised, zero-emissions haulage: Hyliko unveils France’s first dedicated hydrogen truck centre, featuring a refuelling station and maintenance facility
Nantes (France), 11 July 2024 –7:30 am – Lhyfe (EURONEXT: LHYFE), one of the world’s pioneers in the production of green hydrogen, today announced that it will be supplying the Hyliko refuelling station, which was introduced as part of the wider presentation of its centre of excellence for hydrogen trucks.
A few weeks after the first H2-retrofitted hydrogen trucks began operating commercially for Point P with hauliers the Berto Group and Labatut, and for Toyota with the Bert&You group, Hyliko – the leader in zero-emission mobility for heavy goods vehicles – provided experts from the ecosystem with an exceptional preview. They showcased their hydrogen centre of excellence, dedicated to heavy goods vehicles. The centre, which is due to officially open next September, marks a turning point in the history of decarbonisation and the achievement of carbon neutrality for transport.
Following initial announcements that the first vehicles retrofitted by Hyliko had passed the approval process, and the handover of the keys to these first vehicles, the young start-up is continuing at the leading edge with the presentation of the very first centre of excellence for hydrogen-powered HGVs in France, in Villabé (Essonne, France), 30 km south of Paris (along the A6 motorway).
The site brings together:
- A green hydrogen refuelling station dedicated to HGVs, with fast refuelling and a compression capacity of 350 bars (eventually to be upped to 700 bars).
- A maintenance centre dedicated to hydrogen-powered HGVs, with professionals trained to handle this technology.
This way, HGVs that come to this public station will be able to fill up in almost 20 minutes, with green hydrogen currently produced by Lhyfe, France’s leading supplier of green and renewable hydrogen. The first hydrogen vehicles retrofitted by Hyliko are already being used on the road by Point P’s haulage operators, the Berto Group and Labatut LVI, as well as by Bert&You and Toyota.
Lhyfe produces green and renewable hydrogen through the electrolysis of water, at production units powered by renewable energy. Launched in 2017, the company inaugurated its first site in 2021, and today has four installed sites and several sites under construction across Europe.
Matthieu Guesné, Founder and CEO of Lhyfe said: “Heavy mobility, and road transport in particular, is one of the key sectors for decarbonisation. The HGV fuel chain, which has been developing for several months, is now ready and complete – we’re proud to be part of France’s first centre of excellence for hydrogen trucks. Haulage operators need hydrogen vehicles, green hydrogen, refuelling stations and maintenance centres to service them. This complete chain has just been presented in the Paris region, and it’s a major step forward for hydrogen mobility.”
About Lhyfe
Lhyfe is a European group devoted to energy transition, and a producer and supplier of green and renewable hydrogen.
Its production sites and portfolio of projects seek to provide access to green and renewable hydrogen in industrial quantities, and enable the creation of a virtuous energy model capable of decarbonising entire sectors of industry and transport.
In 2021, Lhyfe inaugurated the first industrial-scale green hydrogen production plant in the world to be interconnected with a wind farm. In 2022, it inaugurated the first offshore green hydrogen production pilot platform in the world.
In 2023, it inaugurated two new sites, and currently has several sites under construction or expansion across Europe.
Lhyfe is represented in 12 European countries and had 195 staff at the end of December 2023. The company is listed on the Euronext market in Paris (ISIN: FR0014009YQ1 – LHYFE). Lhyfe.com
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